Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation Explained
Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation |
Abbreviation: | HKYAF |
Nickname: | ‘YAF’ |
Formation: | 1993 |
Founder: | Lindsey McAlister OBE |
Founding Location: | Hong Kong |
Type: | Non-profit |
Headquarters: | Quarry Bay, Hong Kong |
Key People: | Wendy Tsang, Director |
Website: | https://www.hkyaf.com/ |
Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (HKYAF) was established by Lindsey McAlister OBE, in 1993. It serves people in Hong Kong aged 5 to 25 years. It is one of the largest youth art organisations in the world.[1]
History
In 1993 Lindsey McAlister founded the Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival for people aged 5–25 to engage in multidisciplinary arts, regardless of their cultural background, language or ability. Her intention was that she “didn’t want anybody to have to pay for anything”,[2] so needed to find external funding to cover all expenses. Initially, unable to find a sponsor as she had no track record in Hong Kong, she took out a personal overdraft to cover the costs of the first two-week festival. McAlister sent a copy of the festival brochure to everyone she had approached for sponsorship, including Po Chung, the then-head of DHL (Asia). He got in touch with her, asking who her sponsor was. Hearing that McAlister was funding the whole enterprise herself, Po Chung gave her a cheque to cover the first festival's costs, and also paid for the following festival too.[3] [4]
After Chung’s donation, “word about the festival was spreading like wildfire” and other sponsors joined including Morgan Stanley, MTR Corporation, ABN Amro, Standard Chartered Hong Kong and Swire Properties.[5] The first two-week festival took place in 1994.[6]
HKYAF was located at the Hong Kong Arts Centre from 1995 until 2005 when it moved to its current location in Quarry Bay.[7] With the move, their facilities grew to include on-site rehearsal and workshop spaces.[8] In 2006 HKYAF was considered “the world’s largest arts programme for young people”, at which point 94% of participants were from 800 local schools, with most projects conducted in Cantonese.[9]
Funding and support
HKYAF is supported by corporate and private funding; it receives no direct funding from the government.[10] The first two festivals were supported by Business for Art,[11] which twinned the “commercial world with arts events.”[12] In 1995 Standard Chartered Hong Kong joined as the main sponsor. Long-term supporters of the foundation also include Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust, the Kadoorie Charitable Foundation and Swire Properties.[13] Early patrons were David Tang, Lavender Patten[14] and Rita McAulay.[15]
International events
Early in its existence HKYAF took three productions to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe:
- Curiouser and Curiouser and Ssshhh…! (1997)[16]
- Who’s Afraid of Monsters? (1998)[17]
- Matilda (1999)[18]
Social awareness
Over the course of its history HKYAF has run projects and events based on a variety of social and environmental issues, including:
- BEA’s Beyond Environmental Arts Festival
- #BeTheChange, a dance and spoken word film series that tackled social issues including climate change, the need for food banks and plastic pollution[19] [20]
- Eco-art installation at The Loop, Taikoo Place[21]
- Theatre productions dealing with issues regarding mental health, body image, gender identity and social media[22] [23]
Flagship events
Each year HKYAF runs approximately 100 events for visual, performing and literary arts.[24] Its two annual flagship events are a large-scale youth theatre production and Arts in the Park (formerly Arts in the Plaza), a two-day community arts event.
Theatre productions
Since 1998 HKYAF has produced an annual youth musical or drama, directed by McAlister. Locations for performances have included Hong Kong Arts Centre’s Shouson Theatre, the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, ArtisTree, the Fringe Club and Free Space, West Kowloon Cultural District.
Year | Title | Venue | Notes |
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1998 | Matilda[25] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | Created by McAlister. Music by Nick Harvey. McAlister secured the rights to Dahls’s work through David Tang’s friendship with the Dahl family.[26] |
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1998 | Godspell[27] | St John’s Cathedral, Central | Adapted by McAlister |
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1999 | Matilda | Venue 34 at Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
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1999 | West Side Story[28] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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1999 | The Magic Flute[29] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2000 | Grease[30] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2001 | Little Shop of Horrors[31] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2001 | The Secret Garden[32] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2002 | Bugsy Malone[33] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2003 | Blood Brothers[34] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2003 | The Wiz[35] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2004 | Footloose[36] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2005 | Fame[37] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2006 | Disco Inferno[38] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2007 | Insomnia | Fringe Club, Central | |
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2008 | Lear’s Daughters | Fringe Club, Central | |
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2009 | [39] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2009 | Storm in a Teacup | Fringe Club, Central | |
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2010 | Rent[40] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2011 | Spring Awakening[41] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2011 | The Story of a Girl | Fringe Club, Central | |
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2012 | Godspell[42] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2013 | A Chorus Line[43] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2014 | Oliver![44] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2015 | The Evil Within | CIS Auditorium | |
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2015 | Blood Brothers | APA Amphitheatre | |
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2016 | Rent | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |
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2017 | Melodia[45] | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | Written by McAlister. Music by Violaine Corradi and Rose Winebrenner |
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2017 | PROJECT AFTER 6: Cube Culture | ArtisTree, Taikoo Place | Written by McAlister. Music by Nick Harvey |
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2018 | Fame[46] | Shouson Theatre | |
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2019 | If Not Me, Who?[47] | ArtisTree, Taikoo Place | Written by McAlister. Part of Theatre Bites series. Music by Violaine Corradi |
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2020 | - Hashtag[48]
| Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | Written by McAlister |
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2021 | Only a Girl[49] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | Written by McAlister |
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2022 | I’mperfect[50] | Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre | Written by McAlister |
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2023 | 24:7:365[51] | The Box, West Kowloon Cultural District | Written by McAlister |
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2023 | PROJECT AFTER 6: You Man Tai | ArtisTree, Taikoo Place | Written by McAlister. Music by Nick Harvey |
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HKYAF’s annual Pull Back the Curtain series, showcasing local playwrights and actors, began in 2014.[52] It was started by local director Clare Stearns and was inspired by London’s National Theatre’s course for young playwrights.[53]
Standard Chartered Arts in the Park (AIP)
HKYAF produces the Standard Chartered Arts in the Park (AIP) annually. It is Hong Kong’s largest outdoor youth festival.[54] It began as a “small event in Southorn Playground in Wan Chai” in 1993[55] and 1994.[56] It was developed into Arts in the Plaza and has been held on Hong Kong island (except during the pandemic) every winter since 2001. The first location was Stanley Plaza with “only hundreds” of participants.[57] In 2008 it changed its name to Standard Chartered Arts in the Park, returned to Victoria Park, Causeway Bay and became a two-day event.
Year | Name | Location | Date/s | Theme |
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1995 | Arts in the Park | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | November 1995[58] | |
1998 | Arts in the Park | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 1 November 1998[59] | With the Standard Chartered Wiggly Squiggly Circus |
2001 | Arts in the Plaza | Village Square, Stanley Plaza | | |
2002 | Arts in the Plaza | Village Square, Stanley Plaza | 3 November 2002[60] | |
2003 | Arts in the Plaza | Village Square, Stanley | 2 November 2003[61] | |
2004 | Arts in the Plaza | Village Square, Stanley Plaza | 31 October 2004[62] | |
2005 | Arts in the Plaza | Village Square, Stanley Plaza | 30 October 2005[63] | |
2006 | Arts in the Plaza | Village Square, Stanley Plaza | 5 November 2006[64] | |
2007 | Arts in the Plaza Carnival | Village Square, Stanley Plaza | 28 October 2007[65] | The event also raised awareness of HIV/AIDS |
2008 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 8 November 2008 | Including a Gulliver’s Travels themed parade with over 500 performers[66] |
2009 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras[67] | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 14 and 15 November 2009 | |
2010 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 14 and 15 November 2010[68] | Inspired by the elements: fire, earth, air, water and metal |
2011 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 12 and 13 November 2011 | Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland[69] |
2012 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 17 and 18 November 2012 | Theme: Circus – A Feast for the Senses |
2013 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 16 and 17 November 2013 | Theme: Gallery in Motion |
2014 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 14 and 15 November 2014 | The theme was Defying Gravity[70] |
2015 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 14 and 15 November 2015[71] | A classical music theme including Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale |
2016 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 12 and 13 November 2016[72] | Inspired by the work of William Shakespeare |
2017 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | | Inspired by the world of Roald Dahl |
2018 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 3 and 4 November 2018[73] | Inspired by the Land of Oz. Featuring a night parade for the first time |
2019 | CANCELLED | | | |
2020 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park | Online | 2 – 8 November 2020 | 10,000 art packs were distributed for online art activities |
2021 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park | West Kowloon Cultural District | 6 and 7 November 2021 | Inspired by Peter Pan. Included a 5-day online programme |
2022 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park | West Kowloon Cultural District Art Park[74] | 3 and 4 December 2022 | Inspired by a Dickensian Christmas |
2023 | Standard Chartered Arts in the Park | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay | 2 and 3 December 2023 | Inspired by Saint-Saën’s The Carnival of the Animals |
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Notable visual projects
HKYAF has created many visual art events including:
Year | Project | Location |
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1996 | One thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine postcards[75] | Gallery 7, Central, Adelaide Festival |
1998 | Starry, Starry Night[76] | Hong Kong Arts Centre |
2001, 2002 | World of Words[77] | Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre |
2004 | Jockey Club Pop Art Made in Hong Kong[78] | City Plaza, Festival Walk, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Pacific Place |
2012 | Aedas Secret Spaces[79] | Shek Kip Mei |
2014 - 2016 | Ocean Art Walk[80] [81] | Stanley Plaza |
2017 onwards | Hong Kong Urban Canvas – shop shutter art[82] | Various |
2019 | East Rail Line – Fun Fun Art[83] | |
2019 | Draw HK[84] | PMQ, Central |
2020-2023 | Jockey Club Project Silver Intergeneration Arts Project[85] | Various |
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Notable collaborations
Over the course of 30 years, HKYAF has worked with both local and internationally recognised artists, educators and specialists, including:
The following are some of the organisations and businesses it has collaborated with:
Notable alumni
The following people attended HKYAF events as young people:
Notes and References
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- Web site: Crafty bitch Lindsey McAlister chats HKYAF, community and original theatre . Natsuki Arita . thebeat.asia . 2023-12-30.
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- Web site: Hong Kong Youth Arts Founder on 25 years of creativity, nurturing potential and how schools' attitudes have changed . Rhea Mogul . scmp.com . 2 June 2018 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Doyen of youth arts . Andrea Li . scmp.com . 18 November 2006 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: A passion for performance . . scmp.com . 21 July 2012 . 2024-01-05.
- Book: Daryanani, Renu . 1995 . Hong Kong 1995: A Review of 1994 . Government Information Services . Hong Kong . 384 . 962020154X.
- 9 September 1994 . Martin Snape . Putting their money where their mouths are . Window . Hong Kong . 17.
- Web site: Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation celebrates 25 years of exploration and organic growth in visual and performing arts . Robin Lynam . scmp.com . 19 May 2018 . 2024-01-05.
- October 1995 . Betty Caplan . Kids Corner . International Arts Manager . Huddersfield, UK . Muso Communications Ltd . 37.
- 10 November 1995 . Hilary Binks . Unqualified success . Window . Hong Kong . 31.
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- Web site: Hong Kong youth dancers draw attention to smuggling of endangered pangolin with a powerful performance: Tipping the Scales . Kylie Knott . scmp.com . 30 August 2021 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Hong Kong Youth dancers draw attention to smuggling of endangered pangolin . Kylie Knott . scmp.com . 30 August 2021 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Hong Kong Youth Arts Founder on 25 years of creativity, nurturing potential and how schools' attitudes have changed . Rhea Mogul . scmp.com . 2 June 2018 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: HKYAF's Lindsey McAlister on the importance of the arts . Karly Cox . tatlerasia.com . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: Crafty bitch Lindsey McAlister chats HKYAF, community and original theatre . Natsuki Arita . thebeat.asia . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: HKYAF and local students' Eco-art Installation turns trash into works of art. Ernest Leung . scmp.com . 5 June 2017 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: HKYAF and local students' Eco-art Installation turns trash into works of art. Ernest Leung . scmp.com . 5 June 2017 . 2024-01-05.
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- Web site: Slay them in the aisles . Kevin Kwong . scmp.com . 15 November 2009 . 2023-12-30.
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- Web site: Wiz kids's slick production and strong voice lift HK Production . Steve Cray . scmp.com . 28 November 2003 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: HKYAF makes the best of a bad show . Katherine Forrestier . scmp.com . 27 November 2004 . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: Crafty bitch Lindsey McAlister chats HKYAF, community and original theatre . Natsuki Arita . thebeat.asia . 2023-12-30.
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- Web site: Slay them in the aisles . Kevin Kwong . scmp.com . 15 November 2009 . 2023-12-30.
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- Web site: When art is a frisky business . Annemarie Evans . scmp.com . 20 November 2011 . 2024-01-05.
- May 2006 . . Godspell . Discovery Magazine . Hong Kong . Cathay . 112.
- Web site: The Hong Kong Christmas Calendar . HK Magazine . scmp.com . 5 December 2013 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Crafty bitch Lindsey McAlister chats HKYAF, community and original theatre . Natsuki Arita . thebeat.asia . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: Out of this world: Hong Kong's young musical talent hits the big stage in new production Melodia . Robin Lynam . scmp.com . 25 April 2017 . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation celebrates 25 years of exploration and organic growth in visual and performing arts . Rob Lynam . scmp.com . 19 May 2018 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Climate change, veganism, fast fashion tackled in bite-size theatre production by Hong Kong pair . Robin Lynam . scmp.com . 11 June 2019 . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: HKYAF's Lindsey McAlister on the importance of the arts . Karly Cox . tatlerasia.com . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: HKYAF's Lindsey McAlister on the importance of the arts . Karly Cox . tatlerasia.com . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: Crafty bitch Lindsey McAlister chats HKYAF, community and original theatre . Natsuki Arita . thebeat.asia . 2023-12-30.
- Web site: Latest musical from Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, '24:7:365' sheds light on life with obsessive-compulsive disorder . Kelly Fund . SCMP.com . 19 October 2023 . 2024-01-09.
- Web site: HKYAF and the British Council pull back the curtain . . scmp.com . 26 May 2015 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Move over Shakespeare! . Young Wang and Laxmi Limbu . scmp.com . 17 June 2014 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Watch a giant puppet parade in Causeway Bay at the Arts in the Park festival . Anjali Muthanna . thehkhub.com . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation celebrates 25 years of exploration and organic growth in visual and performing arts . Robin Lynam . scmp.com . 19 May 2018 . 2024-01-05.
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- Web site: Arts in the Plaza . SCMP reporter . scmp.com . 31 October 2004 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Arty Party . Joyce Siu . scmp.com . 23 October 2005 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Arts in the Plaza . SCMP reporter . scmp.com . 5 November 2006 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Noticeboard . SCMP reporter . scmp.com . 28 October 2007 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: A parade of creative ideas . Wong yat-hei . scmp.com . 8 October 2008 . 2024-01-05.
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- Web site: Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras hits HK with classical music theme . John Kang . scmp.com . 28 August 2015 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Teamwork helps prepare the Arts in the Park parade for success . Annette Kim Na-yeon. scmp.com . 10 September 2014 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras hits HK with classical music theme . John Kang . scmp.com . 28 August 2015 . 2024-01-05.
- Web site: Making reality of a great dream . Central Station . thestandard.com.hk . 2024-01-05.
- 31 October 2018 . . Standard Chartered Arts in the Park 2018 . Citylife Magazine . Hong Kong . QED Global . 4.
- Web site: Standard Chartered Arts in the Park 2022 . . westkowloon.hk . 12 March 2022 . 2024-01-05.
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